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BAKER v. KROGER CO.

No. 85-1663.

784 F.2d 1172 (1986)

Leon BAKER, Appellee, v. The KROGER CO., an Ohio corporation, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided February 27, 1986.

Rehearing Denied March 25, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Palmer, IV (Rebecca L. Stepto, Robinson & McElwee, on brief), for appellant.

Marvin W. Masters (Janet R. Gerwig, Masters & Taylor, on brief), for appellee.

Before HALL and SNEEDEN, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.

K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:

The Kroger Company ("Kroger") appeals a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of Leon Baker in Baker's action for malicious prosecution and tortious interference with his employment contract. Baker was awarded $1,400,000, comprised of $600,000 in compensatory damages and $800,000 in punitive damages, in this diversity action. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

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The evidence presented to the jury was in many instances...

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